Rare Sightings · 360 Studio

Full Rotation.

360° Photography · Motion · Web-Ready 3D

Some things just can't be caught in a single frame. So we circle them. 360° product spins, motion loops, and live 3D, done at whatever scale you throw at us. Every degree, every SKU.

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01 / The Work

Nothing left undocumented.

A product photo shows a product. A spin proves it. Buyers stop guessing, returns go down, and the boring SKUs get the same love as the hero shot.

Honest version: this isn't a photo shoot, it's a production line. Calibrated turntables, lighting recipes we've already figured out for shiny and matte finishes on the same part, and file names that drop straight into your folders. One fancy candle or thousands of greasy parts, same standard, no drift.

Then we make the spins earn their keep: viewers, motion loops, and live 3D right on the page.

  • 1,800 SKUs in a single program
  • 500 SKU batches captured in 7-day sprints
  • 360° of coverage, seamless frame to frame
  • 2 studios: Chicago & Los Angeles

02 / The Evidence

Five specimens. Zero blind spots.

None of this is a mockup. All five are running in your browser right now. Spin them, zoom them, drag them around.

Remanufactured Alternator preview

Exhibit 001

Remanufactured Alternator

Class
Automotive · Replacement Part
Capture
360° turntable spin · HTML5 viewer
Handling
Shot in-studio on our rig

Chrome, cast metal, and black composite, all on one part. That mix is usually where spin photos fall apart. We dial the lighting for each material, so every frame holds up the whole way around.

Hydraulic Gear Pump preview

Exhibit 002

Hydraulic Gear Pump

Class
Industrial · Catalog SKU
Capture
360° turntable spin · magnify + zoom
Handling
Studio capture · calibrated turntable array

A real catalog part: painted castings, machined steel, and a spline shaft somebody needs to eyeball before they order. Zoom in anywhere you like. Every port, fitting, and casting mark stays sharp.

Sport Motorcycle preview

Exhibit 003

Sport Motorcycle

Class
Vehicle · Full-Size Subject
Capture
360° free-flow spin · full vehicle
Handling
Big rig · heavy-duty turntable

Yes, we spin whole vehicles. Fairings, chrome pipes, rubber, the works. If it fits on the turntable, it rotates. Grab it and take it for a lap.

Nike Pegasus Runner preview

Exhibit 004

Nike Pegasus Runner

Class
Footwear · E-Commerce
Capture
360° turntable spin · 72 frames
Handling
High frame-count capture

Seventy-two frames instead of the usual twenty-four, so the spin is silky. Mesh, laces, and the swoosh stay crisp the whole way around. This is the treatment your hero product gets.

Exhibit 005

(MALIN+GOETZ) × Carbone Candle

Class
Prestige · Home Fragrance Collab
Capture
Real-time WebGL 3D · GLB asset
Handling
Modeled + textured in-house

This one isn't a photo at all. It's a live 3D model rendering in your browser right now. Go ahead, drag it. The same file works on product pages, configurators, even AR, and you never need a reshoot.

03 / The Process

Five stages. Every subject.

One candle or eighteen hundred industrial parts, doesn't matter. Everything goes through the same five stages.

  1. 01

    Intake & Scanning

    Coordinated batch receiving and barcode mapping. Every subject is logged before it hits the studio floor.

  2. 02

    Prep & Tagging

    Unwrapping, inspection, precise cleaning, and asset tagging. The camera sees everything, so we clean everything.

  3. 03

    Parallel Capture

    Subjects rotate on a calibrated turntable array. Locked lighting recipes keep frame consistency seamless through the full rotation.

  4. 04

    Post-Production

    A dedicated retouching pass: background cleanup, color correction, edge refinement, and material consistency across every frame.

  5. 05

    Quality Review

    Strict QC checkpoints at capture, plus a senior creative review before a single file is delivered.

04 / The Crew

The people behind the lens.

Matt Britos

Lead Production Technician

Rare Sightings

Builds the rigs, dials the lighting, locks the presets. If it spins on this page, Matt tuned it.

Los Angeles, CA

Jeff Walker

Managing Partner

Rare Sightings

Runs the whole show: scope, schedules, batch logistics, and the last look every file gets before it goes out the door.

Chicago, IL

Aiden Domenz

Motion Designer

Rare Sightings

Takes the spins and runs with them: product loops, social cuts, and the interactive 3D that lives on your site.

Chicago, IL

05 / Get started

Put your product in motion.

Got one precious object or a whole catalog? Tell us what needs to spin and we'll sort out the rig, the schedule, and the files you actually need.

Your contact

Jeff Walker

Managing Partner, Rare Sightings LLC

The studios

Chicago, IL

Los Angeles, CA

Every program runs in-studio on our own rigs, in either city.

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